Schools' Education

In this playful workshop students will turn sounds from te ngahere, the forest into marks. Discovering and inventing how to represent the sound of things visually.

This summer-filled colour workshop invites students to really explore colour-mixing with acrylic paint. Colour science, play, and fresh flower observation will come together to celebrate the mara of summer.

This workshop is an expressive and creative approach to the classic self-portrait. Students will learn a variety of drawing techniques, in which we will focus on technical skills alongside ways to freely use mark-making to capture our moods, feelings, and personality.

In this clay sculpting workshop students will learn the fundamentals of hand shaping clay, combining pinch pot and coiling techniques to build a tree trunk vase structure.

The second in our popular series of pakiwaitara focusing on local histories and place. Pakiwaitara are traditional stories that serve to share knowledge, teach lessons, explain phenomena, and establish social or cultural practices. Taniwha Tales follows Tāmaki taniwha across our local landscape, and Waitematā and Manukau harbours.

Honouring the fascinating life of native NZ fungi, this drawing workshop will follow the fungal life cycle in stages. From the mycelium filaments and complex underground networks to the bloom of mushrooms and the puff dispersion of spores.

Design a beautiful unique printed kite that really flies. Drawing inspiration from the rich history of textile patterns from around the world these kites will display a layering of pattern.

Tamariki will explore the narratives of Matariki, learning about the individual stars and their cultural significance. Inspired by these stories, students will investigate the interplay of light and shadow to create their own representation of a Matariki theme.

Looking into tikanga (customs) and whakapapa (genealogy), tamariki will take inspiration from a star from the Matariki star cluster and create a foam board design to then print onto fabric and use to cover their own poi ball.

Our debut Creative Kete Video Workshop explores the space between realist and abstract painting by examining three contemporary NZ landscape painters; John Pule, Barbara Tuck and Krystie Wade.

Learn skills and techniques employed in our specialised method of art education to help your team build valuable creative solutions for teaching in various ways.

Develop your own unique printed tote bag ready for summer fun or a holiday gift. This workshop takes a close look at textile design discovering how complex and interesting designs can be achieved through pattern repeat.

In this pottery fundamentals workshop, we will take a scientific journey into the formation of clay within the earth - finding inspiration in the layers and patterns found in the rocks and water that combine to form clay. We will create a vessel with a lid that can double as a wall hanging or a taonga.

In this workshop students will learn about some of the wonderful freshwater species found in the rivers and creeks of Aotearoa. They will choose one of these creatures to depict in their own way, and through exploration with watercolour techniques create a bright fishy artwork.

Step into the tiny world of Aotearoa’s fascinating insects!
In this workshop, tamariki will explore the unique characteristics of local bugs before designing and building their very own 3D insect creations.

In Henderson Park there lives a colony of Pekapeka-tou-roa—tiny bats flitting through the night, feeding on insects and roosting in the giant ancient trees. In this workshop, students will explore the habitat and behavior of our native long-tailed bats before creating their own zoetrope.

In this mixed-media workshop, we will create imaginary landscapes inspired by the mountains, oceans and different terrains of Aotearoa.

In this clay workshop, students will learn hand-building techniques to create their own lidded container. Ocean-inspired objects, creatures or motifs will be used to decorate their boxes.

Tamariki will celebrate Matariki by crafting their own tī rākau for the traditional Māori game Tītī Tōrea.

Julie Moselen is a large-scale sculptural artist based on-site at Corban Estate. Inspired by the ancient symbolism and rugged coastline of her Cornish homeland, this workshop offers children the opportunity to learn directly from the artist herself.

Celebrating the complex forms and textures of coral reefs inspired by our neighbours in the Pacific, this clay workshop allows for a deep dive into sculptural artistic play. This is a hands-on ceramic workshop where the students' hands craft each step.

Dive into Aotearoa’s ocean depths with this immersive painting workshop, where creativity meets marine science! Students will create paintings inspired by kelp forests and the fascinating creatures that inhabit them.

A bright colourful celebration of the sights, signs and sounds of our city home, encouraging children to identify and celebrate their local urban environment.

In this workshop students explore self-portraiture through the lens of fantasy and imagination, transforming themselves into magical creatures.

This workshop takes inspiration from the legacy of the renowned NZ artist, Bill Hammond. Students will have the opportunity to recreate and reinterpret characters from Hammond's paintings, crafting their own unique bird masks.

This workshop blends sculptural artistic play with the functionality of an egg cup, taking inspiration from egg cups designed in Aotearoa at Crown Lynn and other quirky examples.

During this workshop students will discuss the basic elements of storytelling, thinking about how a picture can tell a story.

This workshop brings a fresh approach to the still-life genre. Students will create an artwork that is influenced by historical drawing techniques as well as contemporary new approaches.
Aotearoa artist Frances Hodgkins will be our inspiration for this workshop, where we will explore the ways that she draws what she sees as well as what she imagines.

A workshop born out of conversations around the eclectic gardens of our our mothers and grandmothers, school Ag Days and sand saucer competitions.

This vibrant print and collage workshop is weighted in observation of the native flora of Aotearoa and the Pacific.

This workshop commences with a shadow puppet presentation and pakiwaitara (story) voiced by master storyteller Pita Turei, narrating a time of magic and a story of supernatural powers and action.

This workshop brings to life the tradition of sketching the landscape en plein air.

In this Matariki workshop, participants will delve into the enchanting realm of Waitī, the celestial guardian of freshwater and its hidden inhabitants.

In this workshop, students will study the significance of Hoe (waka paddles) and the majestic waka vessels they navigate.

Inspired by the wonderful work of West Auckland Māori contemporary aArtist Warren Pohatu, this workshop is filled with colour and pattern-making.

Students will get in touch with their identity and tell their personal story through mark-making and gesture in this mixed-media workshop.

With a focus on storytelling and spontaneity, this workshop presents self-portraiture in a fun and contemporary way.

This workshop is a fun introduction to the tradition of sketching the landscape en plain air.

This ceramic workshop offers a unique opportunity for students to learn about clay-building techniques, sound waves, and artistic expression.

This workshop introduces students to the world of ceramics and a range of techniques to create their own sea creature.

In this playful workshop, students will turn sounds into marks, discovering and inventing how to visually represent the sound of things.

In this engaging and hands-on workshop, students will discover the beauty and language of kowhaiwhai, a traditional Māori art form.

In this workshop students will discover the exciting world of abstract painting.

In this workshop we will explore the complex systems of trees and how they live in balance and cooperation with other creatures, plants and microorganisms.

Looking into tikanga and whakpapa, tamariki will take inspiration from a star from the Matariki star cluster and create a foam board design to then print onto fabric and use to cover their own poi ball.

In this Matariki inspired workshop tamariki will learn about the Matariki star cluster, focusing on Tupuārangi, the star associated with kai that comes from the sky, primarily fruits and berries and ngā manu that feed upon them.

In this workshop students will create a modernist Tamaki Mākarau landscape painting, influenced by the composition and style of famous NZ artist Colin McCahon.

Inspired by the story of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, students will create a mixed-media landscape about land and sky.

Children will get to experience what it means to make large-scale art as we discuss notions of cooperation, in relationship to how trees work together, looking after each other.

Students will be inspired through the combining of different animal features to create the most original clay monster that their imaginations can conceive.

In this workshop students will create a life-sized self-portrait using cardboard and scissors, describing each child’s appearance in cardboard shades.

Inspired by the beautiful 3D moth installation work of Aotearoa artist Elizabeth Thomson, in this workshop tamariki will create a classroom collection of native moth and butterfly specimens using the age-old technique of wet felting.

A bright happy springtime print and collage workshop weighted in observation of the native flora of Aotearoa.

In this clay workshop, students will use hand-building techniques to design and shape their very own bowl or vessel.

In this workshop students will create a vibrant mixed media self-portrait in the style of the fabulous Frida Kahlo.

Introduces classical and contemporary bookbinding techniques using a range of materials.

Taking inspiration from NZ artists who use shadow techniques in their practice, students will explore the age-old technique of telling stories through shadow and light.

Discover the resilient, charismatic creatures of Tangaroa’s rock pool whānau.

Inspired by the colourful compositions of Warren Pouhatu’s intricate drawings, this workshop looks at native species in Aotearoa who thrive in the dark.

Based on the wild west coast seascapes of Tāmaki Makaurau, this workshop will weave in tales of Tāwhirimātea (the Atua of weather) as the students try out a variety of techniques designed to align with the feeling of a stormy windswept beach.

A creative response to story and science through the formation of our local landscape, a land of lava and strata.

In this workshop, children will create their own flying Kuaka to take home as well as participate in a collaborative drawing of flight for the classroom.